About AJS

The Association for Jewish Studies is a learned society and professional organization whose mission is to advance research and teaching in Jewish Studies at colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning, and to foster greater understanding of Jewish Studies scholarship among the wider public.

Membership

With more than 1900 individual members and over 70 institutional members, the AJS provides an intellectual forum for university faculty, graduate students, independent scholars, museum and related professionals, and all those interested in the scholarly field of Jewish Studies.

Annual Conference

With more than 1100 attendees, over 190 sessions, a major book exhibit of leading publishers, cultural programming, and gala banquet, the AJS Conference is the largest annual gathering of Jewish Studies scholars in the world.

Publications & Research

The publications of AJS are leading forums for exploring Jewish studies scholarship and critical issues in Jewish studies methodology and pedagogy: its peer-reviewed scholarly journal AJS Review, its magazine AJS Perspectives, and its e-newsletter AJS News.

AJS Webinars

Please join us for our lunchtime webinar series, a new benefit of AJS membership. All you need is a computer and a phone or speakers. Webinars cover a range of professional development, research, and teaching topics and are open to all AJS members. Pre-registration is required.

Webinars are archived on our website and available by logging in to your MyAJS account. We will be adding more events to the webinar line-up; follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates.

How to Write and Submit a Successful Book Proposal

Tuesday October 24, 1 PM EDTJennifer Hammer, NYU Press

Looking to publish your dissertation, but not sure of the next steps? This webinar will cover the basics on developing a book proposal, revising from a dissertation to book project and positioning the work for your audiences, and determining which publishers to approach.

Jennifer Hammer is Senior Editor at New York University Press. She joined the Press in 1992 as an intern directly out of college, and has continued her trajectory within the acquisitions editorial department over the past 2+ decades. Jennifer received a BA from Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) in philosophy (Phi Beta Kappa) and an MA in gender studies and feminist theory from The New School for Social Research. She acquires books in religion, anthropology, and psychology.

How to Create Awesome Public Programs

Do you run public programs for your department or university? Are you struggling to find an audience? Not getting the results you want? Join AJS’s Executive Director, Warren Hoffman, for a tour through the “can’t miss” steps in designing successful public programs. From how to choose the right thematic topic to how to correctly price and market your event, this webinar will give you all the tools you need to improve your public program work.

Warren Hoffman is the new Executive Director of the Association for Jewish Studies. He spent over ten years in the public programming world creating everything from the Philadelphia Seder, a multicultural arts and culture celebration of Passover to the Philadelphia Jewish Music Festival to major programs with some of the theater world’s biggest names. He has consulted for a number of arts and culture organizations around the country on public programs and loves to be in a packed house with engaged audience members.